Mettere troppa carne al fuoco
Mettere troppa carne al fuoco
Have too many irons in the fire
Have too much on the grill / Have too many things cooking / Have too many things on the stove
Have too many irons in the fire
Have too many irons in the fire
Have too much on the grill / Have too many things cooking / Have too many things on the stove
Have too many irons in the fire
Significato
Fig.: occuparsi di troppe cose allo stesso tempo senza, naturalmente, riuscire a farle bene
Esempi
Non puoi assolutamente pensare di andare in vacanza per un mese intero. Hai troppa carne al fuoco in ufficio e non puoi mollare tutto così
You can't possibly think of going on vacation for a whole month. You have too many irons in the fire at the office and you can't drop everything like thatPerché ti stupisci dei tuoi fallimenti? Hai messo troppa carne al fuoco e ne hai bruciata un bel po'!
Why are you so surprised about some of your failures? You had too many irons in the fire and you couldn't possibly take care of all of themOrigine
Un proverbio dice: troppa carne al fuoco, si brucia